Sarah Taylor explains why the Law Commission is recommending changes to the law of child abduction
Could UK strike laws be in breach of international obligations, asks Chris Syder
John McMullen covers recent cases & developments in the law on TUPE
Is the criminalisation of excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy possible, asks David Locke
Tim Lawson-Cruttenden examines the evolution of claims against unnamed defendants in non-land law cases
Part 36 is in need of revision to make it more transparent for parties & their lawyers say Alex Sciannaca & Giles Hutt
Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and others [2014] EWHC 3436 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 300 (Oct)
Blanco and another v Agenzia delle Entrate—Direzione Provinciale I di Roma—Ufficio Controlli C-344/13 and C-367/13, [2014] All ER (D) 276 (Oct)
Gough v United Kingdom (App. No. 49327/11) [2014] ECHR 49327/11, [2014] All ER (D) 313 (Oct)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC
A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers
Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones
Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team
Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn
Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team
Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event
Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need
Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ
An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ
The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear
